The Curious Case of The Man With Two Sets of DNA

Doing the Dirty Work

Without telling Long, the forensics team in Reno, Nevada contacted the northern Dublin police department to keep an eye on the criminal that the original bone marrow came from. As it turns out, that individual was considered to be “at-risk” of relapsing in criminal activity. As crazy as it sounds, that could potentially put Chris Long at risk of being framed for a crime that he did not commit. 

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The More You Know

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